Facebook Steps up Efforts to Curb Hate Speech Amid Assembly Elections in Bengal, Tamil Nadu and More

Facebook has drawn flak in the past for its handling of hate speech on the platform in the country. India is among the biggest markets for Facebook and its group companies, WhatsApp and Instagram.

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After MP, UP, Gujarat Govt Likely to Table Bill Against 'Love Jihad' Today

The Bill amends a 2003 Act, and seeks to curb the “emerging trend in which women are lured to marriage for the purpose of religious conversion” as per its “statement of the object.”

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IPL 2021: Shah Rukh Khan Reveals His Plan if KKR Win Title This Year

Shah Rukh Khan, who is also the owner of KKR, it very involved with the team's happenings. With the IPL 2021 approaching, SRK hosted the 'AskSRK' session, where he took queries from fans, and came up with witty answers to all of them.

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IPL 2021: MS Dhoni Was the Reason RPS Reached the Final in 2017 - Rajat Bhatia

MS Dhoni was the biggest reason Rising Pune Supergiant reached the final of IPL 2017, despite Steve Smith taking over the captaincy at the start of the season, said Rajat Bhatia. Speaking on SportsTiger’s interview series – Interact. Personal. Laugh & Life (IPLL) – Bhatia said, “You can never compare Dhoni with Steve Smith. Smith doesn’t even feature in top 10 captains for me. Dhoni was the reason we reached the IPL 2017 final.”

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Shoaib Akhtar Wishes Sachin Tendulkar for Speedy Recovery, Gets Brutally Trolled

India versus Pakistan is perhaps the biggest rivalry in cricket, and in it -- the competition between Sachin Tendulkar and Pakistan's fast bowlers is most remembered. Everyone remembers how Tendulkar thrashed Shoaib Akhtar, Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram in all directions, during the 2003 World Cup match.

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IPL 2021: Absolutely Fair That we are Playing at Neutral Venues, Says KKR CEO Mysore

There won't be any home advantage for the eight franchises in the upcoming Indian Premier League to be played at neutral venues but that's a fair deal, Kolkata Knight Riders CEO Venky Mysore said on Wednesday. The most lucrative T20 league is all set to return to India after a pit stop in UAE in 2020 but all teams will be deprived of the home conditions.

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Happy Birthday Murali Vijay: Interesting Facts about the Indian Cricketer

Vijay has so far played in 61 Tests, scored 3,982 runs, whereas he played in just 17 ODI’s scoring just 339 runs. His nine T20Is have produced 169 runs

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IPL 2021: CSK's Hazlewood Opts of Tournament, Third Australian After Marsh & Philippe to do so

Just days before the start of IPL 2021, Chennai Super Kings have received a huge blog as the in-form bowler Josh Hazlewood has decided to pull out of the tournament. The Aussie decided to keep himself fresh for the Ashes and then the T20 World Cup later this year, and wanted to spend time with his family instead.

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Ajit Wadekar Birth Anniversary: Lesser-Known Facts About the Former Indian Test Captain

Wadekar made his first-class debut for Bombay in 1958-59, he had to wait eight years before playing for the national side in 1966-67

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Mohammad Azharuddin Tips Rishabh Pant to Lead Team India in Future

Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin feels that Rishabh Pant might be the front-runner to lead Team India, in the years to come. Just recently, Delhi Capitals announced him as the skipper for the season, after Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the team tournament due to a shoulder injury. Azhar went on to say that he won't be surprised if selectors consider him for the role.

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Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: India Sees 72,330 New Cases in 24 Hrs; Maharashtra Health Minister Requests People Above 45 to Get Jabbed as Vaccination Opens for Them

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: In the poll-bound eastern state of West Bengal, city doctors are in a fear that the state is heading towards severe outbreak of the second wave of coronavirus as the people are not adhering to the protocol to check its spread and large numbers of them are participating in the innumerable rallies and campaigns by political leaders.

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UP Man Who Asked Police to Find Him a Bride Bombarded With Proposals After Viral Video

Mansuri, who owns a cosmetics shop, is now getting marriage proposals from across the country.

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News18 Daybreak | Bengal 2nd Phase Voting Begins Amid Violence, Govt Rolls Back Small Savings Scheme Circular Within Hours

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Horoscope Today, 1 April 2021: Gemini to Focus on Health; See What Your Sun Sign Says

Horoscope Today: Check out daily astrological prediction for Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio of all signs

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IPL 2021: CSK's Hazlewood Opts of Tournament, Third Australian After Marsh & Philippe to do so

Just days before the start of IPL 2021, Chennai Super Kings have received a huge blog as the in-form bowler Josh Hazlewood has decided to pull out of the tournament. The Aussie decided to keep himself fresh for the Ashes and then the T20 World Cup later this year, and wanted to spend time with his family instead.

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Days After Sachin Waze's Arrest by NIA, Milind Kathe Appointed as New Chief of Mumbai Crime Intelligence Unit

Kathe was recently working with unit-2 of the crime branch, the official said, adding that PI Prashant Pawar has also been shifted to the CIU.

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Odisha Assembly Passes Appropriation Bill Allowing Govt to Spend Rs 1.75 Lakh Crore in 2021-22 Fiscal

Both the opposition BJP and Congress members participated in the discussion before the passage of the Bill.

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Black Man's Death: Georgia Moves To End Citizen's Arrest Law

Atlanta (AP) Georgia lawmakers have given a final passage to a bill to repeal the state's citizen's arrest law, acting little more than a year after the fatal shooting of a Black man pursued by white men who said they suspected him of a crime. The state House voted 169-0 on Wednesday to approve Senate changes to House Bill 479, sending it to Governor Brian Kemp for his expected signature. The legislation was one of the top legislative priorities this session in the aftermath of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery..

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Aaj ka Panchang 1 April, 2021: Know About the Auspicious Muhurat and other details

People also perform puja and offer prayers to the Banana tree on this day

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Lockdown in Maharashtra's Nandurbar from March 31 Midnight to April 15, Aurangabad Puts Restrictions on Hold

Officials are preparing a plan for implementation of a lockdown, which will have a minimum impact on the economy on the recommendation of the state COVID-19 task force. Maharashtra’s cumulative tally of infections stood at 27,45,518 as on Monday.

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Ishrat Jahan Encounter Case: CBI Special Court Ahmedabad to Hear Discharge Pleas of Cops Today

These are the last three cops who are facing prosecution for charges of murder, criminal conspiracy, abduction and illegal detention of Ishrat Jahan and her companions, who were shot dead in a police encounter.

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'No Harm to Indian Crew of Suez Ship, Probe Only to Find Facts': Shipping Authority on Fear of Legal Action

The ship will now sail to Rotterdam (Europe’s largest seaport) if it is found fit on full inspection at Egypt’s great bitter lake.

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IPL 2021: FAQs On How Are Fair Play Points Calculated?

Even though the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to begin its 14th season on April 9, there is a set of IPL fans who are not sure about what exactly is the Fair Play award or how it is calculated. Introduced since the league’s inception in 2008, the Fair Play Award has a specific system in place to decide how fair the game was played.

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IPL Recap: List of Hat-Tricks in The Indian Premier League History

A total 19 hat-tricks have happened in the IPL over the years with three coming twice in a single season in 2008 and 2017. Only three seasons in 2015, 2018 and 2020 didn't see any hat-tricks.

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On This Day: IPL Saw Its Youngest Debutant- Prayas Ray Barman

Being brought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for a stunning Rs. 1.5 crore deal, 7.5 times way over his base price at the 2018 December IPL auctions, Barman made his debut for RCB in the clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

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IPL 2021: Consistency, Loyalty Oozes Out of Us, N Srinivasan Explain Why CSK Persists With MS Dhoni

Former BCCI chief and Chennai Super Kings owner N Srinivasan has explained why CSK have persisted with MS Dhoni, over the years.

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Sri Lanka Legends Players Asked to Self-quarantine After Indian Players Test Positive for Covid-19

Former Sri Lankan cricketers who returned home after the Road Safety World Series have been sent into quarantine due to the positive Covid cases of their Indian counterparts.

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IPL 2021: Akash Chopra Thinks MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings Lacks ‘Overall Firepower’

In the previous edition of the IPL, CSK had a forgetful season. The three-time champions finished seventh and missed a play-offs berth for the first time in the history of the tournament.

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ICC Investigation: Governing Body Likely to Ask Manu Sawhney to Quit as CEO

Manu Sawhney came under the scanner after an investigation revealed his conduct over the last 12 months as being ‘unsavoury and against the federation’s way of leading its operations.’

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Night Curfew in Gujarat Cities Including Ahmedabad Extended for 15 Days; Check Details

Ahmedabad recorded 50 percent of the state’s total deaths at 5. While Gujarat’s test positivity rate rose to 3 percent on Tuesday.

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3 Rafale Jets from France Will Arrive in Gujarat Today, Mid-air Refuelling to be Done by UAE Air Force

These three aircrafts will take off from Merignac airbase in France's Bordeaux at 7am on March 31 and are most likely to reach Gujarat around 7pm.

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Horoscope for March 31: Leo to Spend Lots of Money Today; See What Your Sun Sign Says

Horoscope Today: Check out daily astrological prediction for Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio of all signs

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Nashik's 'Different Approach' to Prevent Coronavirus Lockdown: Entry Fee in Markets

Nashik district on Tuesday saw a single-day addition of 3,532 new COVID-19 cases and 23 casualties, an official said.

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News18 Daybreak | BMC Wants to Target 1 Lakh Covid Shots a Day, But Awaits Centre’s Nod; Nandigram Chooses Between Mamata and Suvendu on April 1

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On This Day: India Bowled Out for 81 Chasing a Victory Target of 120 against West Indies

On a track that was purely meant for pacers, West Indies had a unit that made batsmen duck down more times than defend

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No Captaincy Position Available, Says Justin Langer After Steve Smith Says Keen To Lead Australia Again

On Monday, former Australia captain Steve Smith said that he will take up the captaincy role if he gets another crack at it.

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IPL 2021: The Best Knocks of Rishabh Pant Over the Years

Life from IPL 2020 to IPL 2021 has been a topsy turvy ride for Rishabh Pant. He had a poor season with the bat in IPL 2020, scoring 343 runs from 14 matches at a strike rate of only 113.95

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Late at Night, Sharad Pawar Gets Gallbladder Stone Removed, Docs Says He's Under Observation

After Sharad Pawar complained of abdominal pains on Sunday, he was taken to the hospital for a check-up on the same evening.

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Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Cong Wants Mumbai's Vaccine Rollout to be 'Decentralised', Says Lockdown not the Answer; Kalyan Covid Center Staff Found 'Partying'

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: In India, 61 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine have already been administered, while 64 million doses have been given to 84 nations under various programmes, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said.

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Restaurants, Shops To Mention Meat Is Halal Or Jhatka: North Delhi Civic Body

A similar proposal was cleared by the House of the BJP-led South Delhi Municipal Corporation late January.

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UN Condemns Palm Sunday 'TerrorisT Act' On Indonesian Church

United Nations (AP) The UN Security Council has condemned a bombing at an Indonesian church on Palm Sunday as a "cowardly terrorist attack" and called for the perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors to be held accountable. Indonesian officials said Monday that a recently married couple with suspected militant links used pressure cooker bombs to blow themselves up outside the Roman Catholic cathedral. The attack wounded 20 people, including four church guards, and broke windows at the church and nearby buildings in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province..

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Aaj ka Panchang: Know Shubh Muhurat, Rahu Kaal and Other Details for March 31

On Sankashti Chaturthi, devotees keep a day-long fast and perform puja of Lord Ganesha

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UP Woman Stabs 3-year-old Son to Death After Husband Refuses to Let Her Visit Parents For Holi

The woman later tried to slit her own throat but was saved by the in-laws and neighbours.

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Goa Assembly's Former Speaker Surendra Sirsat Dies

Surendra Sirsat was Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly between 1990-91.

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NC Chief Farooq Abdullah Tests Positive for Covid-19

Farooq Abdullah's son Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that his father had tested Covid-19 positive. He urged everyone who came in contact with his father recently to get tested.

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Aaj ka Panchang: Know Shubh Muhurat, Rahu Kaal & Other Details for March 30

The day will mark the celebration of Holi Bhai Dooj or Bhratri Dwitiya. Tithi according to Hindu calendar said to strengthen bond between brothers and sisters.

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Manipur Govt Withdraws ‘No Food, Shelter for Myanmar Refugees’ Order After Outrage

The state government had, in its order sent out on March 26, also asked border officials to "politely turn away" those seeking refuge in India.

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Time Interval for Second Dose of Covishield Vaccine Increased to Upto 8 Weeks: All You Need to Know

The government advises those getting inoculated to collect their vaccination certificate after receiving the vaccine shot.

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Horoscope for March 30: A jittery day for Taurus Today; See what your Sun Sign Says

Horoscope March 30: Find-out how the day will be for you depending upon your horoscope.

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Petrol, Diesel Prices Slashed for the Second Time in 6 Days. Check Latest Rates in Metros

After Tuesday’s rate revision, petrol prices were cut by 19-22 paise while diesel prices were reduced by 21-23 paise across the country.

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